Art and Dotty Todd

Art and Dotty Todd were an American

duo, who reached the top ten in the UK and the US with the hits "Broken Wings" (1953) and "Chanson D'Amour" (1958).^[1]

Dotty Todd was born Doris Dabb in

the Stargazers, the Art and Dotty Todd version had a UK release charting at No. 6 (the Stargazers' version reached No. 1, while another version by Dickie Valentine

reached No. 12).

In 1958, the couple were the resident act at the

gold disc status.^[3]

Art and Dotty Todd continued to record for Era and then for Dart Records but were unable to overcome the increasing dominance of rock and roll, remaining one-hit wonders. With "Chanson D'Amour" making the Melody Maker top 20 in the UK, a remake by the Manhattan Transfer spent three weeks at No. 1 in 1977.

The success of "Chanson D'Amour" allowed Art and Dotty Todd to pursue their nightclub career at a higher-profile level: they regularly played the Dunes in Las Vegas, where they set a consecutive longevity record for playing one room (the Top o' the Strip) for 68 weeks (reported in Billboard magazine August 27, 1966). In 1980, the duo relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii,^[1] where they opened their own club.

Dotty Todd died in Los Angeles on December 12, 2000, at the age of 87, three months after being diagnosed with

congestive heart failure

in Honolulu at the age of 93.